scopeMODEL.BOHR
Year1913
ScientistNiels Bohr
ClassificationHigh School Standard
Atomic Model·1913
Bohr Model
Quantized Orbits
1913
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Nobel
Physics 1922
Year1913
ScientistNiels Bohr (1885–1962)
NobelPhysics Nobel 1922
ClassificationHigh School Standard
Bohr Model
Problem solved
The instability of Rutherford's model…
The model
Electrons can only exist in defined orbits…
How it was discovered
Niels Bohr applied Planck's quantum theory…
Practical application
The Bohr model explains electron distribution…
Limitation
Only works perfectly for hydrogen…
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